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Association of TLR polymorphisms with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Gene - 30 Oct 2016
Malash Amr Hosny, Ali Aliaa Adel, Samy Rania Mohamed, Shamma Radwa Ahmed
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality during infancy. Evidence suggests that the Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway plays an integral role in lung inflammation and injury. This study aimed to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLR pathway genes [TLR5 and Toll-interleukin 1 receptor domain-containing adaptor protein (TIRAP)] among...
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